Turkey scrambled two F-16s on May 31 after an Iranian military plane entered Turkish airspace over the eastern province of Iğdır.
Category: Air Force
B-1B pilot helped land commercial 737 flight after captain falls sick
Capt. Mark Gongol, a B-1B pilot, had to help the first officer of a commercial 737 flight he was traveling in to land the aircraft after the captain of the aircraft needed medical attention 30 minutes into the flight.
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French Rafales arrived in India for exercise
Four French Air Force Rafale fighters along with a supporting KC-135 have arrived at Jodhpur air base in India for the upcoming exercise Garuda-5.
President of Finland confirmed Air Force couldn’t respond to Russia airspace incursion
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö confirmed that the Air Force was not able to scramble aircraft to intercept two Russian planes on May 20.
Canada tried to buy C-27Js from U.S.
When the U.S. Air Force tried to get rid of its C-27Js, the Royal Canadian Air Force as keen to buy over them.